PRESS RELEASE

Release Date: November 2004

Postman Takes H.O.S. Plant Exploring

On November 13, 2004, The Home Orchard Society members and 
friends will have the opportunity to share Joseph Postman's 
September 2004 plant exploration and collecting trip to the 
Republic of Georgia (formerly part of the Soviet Union). 
Joseph is Plant Pathologist and Pome Fruit Curator at the 
UNDA/ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis.

The Postman trip is timed to cover the seed maturation 
period of many of the targeted species. It is planned that 
budwood could be collected from deciduous fruit cultivars 
also. Apricot, apple, chestnut, citrus, pear, plum, currant, 
gooseberry, bramble, huckleberry and grapes are some of the 
wild and/or cultivated fruits and nuts that are at home in 
the Republic of Georgia.

The November 13 get-together will be held at the Abernathy 
Grange in Oregon City and will begin at 1:00 PM with a 
potluck dinner. Joseph will then take his audience on a 
exploration adventure to the Republic of Georgia. Following, 
H.O.S. president Ted Swensen will give a bird's eye-view of 
the past year and upcoming "not to be missed" Home Orchard 
Society events.

To learn more, visit the Home Orchard Society online at 
www.homeorchardsociety.org

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Ted Swensen (503/293-1468) or tlswensen@earthlink.net